Synthesis and crystal structure of a neodymium coordination polymer with 2,6-anthraquinonedisulfonate

Thecoordinationpolymer,(Nd(H2O)5)2(2,6-AQDS)3·2H2Owhere2,6-AQDS=2,6-anthraquinonedisulfonate,hasbeensynthesisedviaahydrothermalroute.Structurally,itconsistsoflayersofmonomericNdpolyhedrawhicharelinkedby2,6-AQDSanionsformingapolymeric,three-dimensionalnetwork.EachNdatomisninecoordinate,bondingtofivewatermoleculesandtofouroxygenatomsfromfour2,6-AQDSanionswhichinturnpillarthelayersbybridgingtwoNdatomsinonelayer,andcoordinatingtoasingleNdintheother.